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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Ltd., report: PIRONGIA SALE. At Pirongia on Monday, 13th inst., we yarded 378 head of cattle, for which there was a good demand, and nearly all changed hands. Prices: Fat cows £5 7s 6d to £5 15s, killable cows £4 15s to £5, cows in fresh condition £4 to £4 6s, 18 months old steers £4, 15 months old steers £3 5s to £3 7s 6d, wellgrown calves £l 16s to £2 2s, otheis £l 2s to £1 7s 6d, springing heifers, £5 10s to £5 15s, weaner pigs I2s 6d, porkers £l 4s. The lease of two Domain Board sections realised £ll and £6 10s per annum. OHAUPO SALE. At Ohaupo on Tuesday, 14th inst., 528 head of cattle came forward and were all required by buyers present. Prices: Fat cows £5 5 s to £5 15s, killable cows £4 17s to £6 19s, dows in fresh condition £4 to £4 7s, 12 to 15 months old heifers £3 to £3 2s, weaner calves £1 8s 6d to £1 16s, weighty bulls £5 5s to £7, dairy cows up to £8 15s, heifers £4 10s to £6. HAMILTON SALE. At Hamilton on Thursday we had a good entry of fat and store cattle, sheep and pigs and report a most successful sale. Prices: Fat steers £8 12s fat cows £5 7s 6d to £5 I2s, fat heifers £5 gs to £5 15s, empty cows £3 I2s 6d to £4 3s, according to condition, cows and calves £5 5 S > 15 months old heifers £2 18s to £3 8s for good quality, 18 months old heifers in calf £4, calves £l 6s to £1 15s, springing heifers £5 I2s 6d to £7 ss, fat wethers 16s 6d to 16s Bd, fat ewes 15s 6d, lambs 14s Bd, store pigs £l lOs to £2, slips 18s to £l, weaners 7s 6d to 15s 6d. KING COUNTRY SALES. We held sales at Ohura, Te Kuiti and Otorohanga during the week, when there was good competition for both cattle and sheep. We quote : Three to 3%-year old steers in forward condition, £6 lOs to £7 ss, 2 Yz year old steers £5 7s 6d to £5 lOs, 15 months old steers £3 7s to £3 9s, 15 months old heifers £3 is to £3 6s 6d, fat and forward cows £4 16s to £5 2s 6d, 18 months old steers £4 4s to £4 7s, calves £1 8s to £2, fat wethers 18s, two and four tooth wethers 14s to 15s, good shorn lambs 7s 6d, woolly lambs 7s 6d to 8s id, full mouth ewes 5s to Bs, two tooth to f.f.m. ewes lOs 6d to lOs 9d.
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Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 181, 21 January 1913, Page 3
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